Susana (given name)
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Gender | Female |
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Meaning | Lily |
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Related names | Susanna, Susan, Suzanne, |
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Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, Sousanna, the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic language. ܫܘܫܢ, Shoshan means lily in Syriac. سوسن, Susan, is the Persian spelling of this name. The spelling Susanna is used in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, as well as much of the English-speaking world. Zuzana is used in Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the spelling is Zsuzsanna in Hungary. In Polish it is Zuzanna. In addition to its use in English, the spelling Susana is also common in countries such as Spain and Portugal.
In more modern culture it means bicycle user, orange lover and blond twin. In a recent comedy movie Susana lived in Santo Domingo and applied to a fictional school full of idiots and she gets passed to 12th grade where she meets a bicycle mounter and marries him. She has also appered in the song Ahhhhh Susana, where the singer Sebastian Bartley sings about his hate for Susana with a guitar.
Authors, poets and writers
- Susana Calandrelli (1901-1978), Argentine writer and teacher
- Susana Chávez-Silverman, American writer and professor
- Susana Chávez (1974–2011), Mexican poet and activist
- Susana Medina (born 1966), English-Spanish writer
- Susana Molinari Leguizamón, Argentine writer
- Susana Pagano (born 1968), Mexican author
Entertainment
- Susana Duijm (born 1936), Venezuelan entertainer
- Susana Félix (born 1975), Portuguese entertainer
- Susana Miller, Argentinian tango dancer
- Susana Rivadeneira (born 1979), former Miss Ecuador
Film
- Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Argentine film director
- Susana Campos (1934-2004), Argentine actress
- Susana Dosamantes (born 1948), Mexican actress
- Susana Freyre, Argentine actress
- Susana Giménez (born 1944), Argentine actress and host
- Susana González(born 1973), Mexican actress
- Susana Werner (born 1977), Brazilian model and actress
Music
- Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), wife of composer Sir William Walton
- Susana Baca (born 1944), Peruvian singer
- Susana Boomhouver (born 1984), Dutch singer
- Susana Harp (born 1968), Mexican singer
- Susana Rinaldi (born 1935), Argentine tango singer
- Susana Seivane (born 1976), Galician gaita player
- Susana Zabaleta (born 1964), Mexican singer and actress
Politics
- Susana Camarero (born 1970), Spanish politician
- Susana Chou (born 1941), Chinese politician
- Susana Higuchi (born 1950), Peruvian politician and engineer
- Susana Malcorra (born 1954), United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support
- Susana Martínez (born 1959), Governor of New Mexico
- Susana Mendoza (born 1972), City Clerk of Chicago
- Susana Vilca, Peruvian congresswoman
- Susana Villarán (born 1949), Peruvian politician
Sports
- Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer and Olympian
- Susana Feitor (born 1975), Portuguese racewalker
- Susana Peper (born 1946), Argentine swimmer
- Susana Somolinos (born 1977), Spanish judoka
- Susana Torrejón (born 1960), Spanish Olympian sprint canoer
Other
- Susana Ferrari Billinghurst (1914–1999), Argentine aviator
- Susana López Charreton, Mexican virologist
- Susana Urbina (born 1946), Peruvian-American psychologist
See also:
- Susanna (given name)
- Susannah (given name)
- Susan
- Susie (disambiguation)
- Suzanne (given name)
- Susanne (given name)
- Sue (name)